I come across this notice in a public toilet. I was attracted with the way of telling people that they do not provide toilet paper or servile for patrons. At the first glance, I thought it is very environmental friendly of saying that no paper is provided, but second thought tell me it is not "right" of asking people to use hand dryer or own tissue. Consuming tissue is a form of contributing to solid waste problem whether it is done with own paper or others. Secondly the hand dryer might have consumed a lot of energy. I thought perhaps the right message should be: "please use your handkerchief" or else do not mention "your own tissue" at all. This is not an isolated case but happen in many other occasions. For example, in asking people to observing celebration of Earth Hour, many shopping complexes are organising activities to get people to come to hold the candle light between 8.30 to 9.30pm on 27th March not knowing that for public to come over from all places, they have created higher carbon footprint. Perhaps this becomes a classic case of disseminating right message with "not so right" strategies.
What say you?
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